The Naked Scientists Podcast· Folge 1238

Meningitis in Kent, and sonic hedgehogs

Freitag, 20. März 2026 · 32 min

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Coming up, we explore an outbreak of meningitis in the English county of Kent. Will a targeted vaccination campaign bring it under control? Plus, a fast diagnostic swab test that may help diagnose schizophrenia, how thousands of old tumour samples could aid our understanding of rising bowel cancer rates in people under 50, and a new study that suggests ultrasound could help save European hedgehogs from road traffic... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists (thenakedscientists.com/donate)

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